(Story by Marco Stoovelaar)
 Starting Pitchers Coming Series
Nederlands
 AMSTERDAM (Neth.) -
Coming Thursday-evening (May 8), the next 3-day series opens in the Dutch big league.
Curaçao Neptunus and HCAW are still the unbeaten league-leaders.
Both have now won twelve games.
The two finalists in last years Holland Series will meet each other in next weeks series, scheduled for May 15-18.
In the upcoming series, Neptunus will play against UVV, while HCAW meets Amsterdam Pirates.
In the previous series, Worldwide Pharma Logistics Hoofddorp Pioniers recorded ist first win of the season, winning 12-8 against Pirates.
With that, RCH-Pinguïns is now the lone winless team.
Last Sunday, Noah Zavolas made his pitching-debut for Pioniers, becoming the first player with the Greek nationality in the Dutch big league.
He was initially announced for last Saturday, but his start was moved to the next day.
In the upcoming series against Kinheim, Zavolas is named for Game 2.
The probable starter for Pioniers in the third game is veteran righthander Eddie Aucoin, who appeared in six games last season for the Hoofddorp-team.
By the way, coming Saturday, May 10, will be the second edition of WBSC's World Baseball Softball Day.
Beneath are the announced (probable) starting pitchers for the fifth 3-game series of the 2025 season that opens on Thursday-evening, May 8.
As always, these pitching assignments can change on game-days.
(May 7)
Rosters
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| Roster | UVV (4-7) | vs. |
CURAÇAO NEPTUNUS (12-0) | Roster | Game-info |
| # | Starting Pitchers UVV | G | # | Starting Pitchers Neptunus |
| Date, Time & Site |
| 35 | RHP Mike van den Berg (0-2) | 1 | 37 | RHP Tom de Blok (4-0) | Th. May 8, 7:30 PM, Vleuten (1) |
| 25 | LHP Colin van Laar (1-1) | 2 | 39 | RHP Shairon Martis (4-0) | Sa. May 10, 2:00 PM, Rotterdam (2) |
| 13 | RHP Jurjen van Zijl (2-1) | 3 | 30 | RHP Koen Postelmans (1-0) | Su. May 11, 2:00 PM, Vleuten (1) |
| (1) - Sportpark 'De Paperclip', Vleuten; (2) - Neptunus Familiestadion, Sportpark Abraham van Stolkweg, Rotterdam |
| Roster | HCAW (12-0) | vs. |
AMSTERDAM PIRATES (8-4) | Roster | Game-info |
| # | Starting Pitchers HCAW | G | # | Starting Pitchers Pirates |
| Date, Time & Site |
| 28 | LHP Rick Rizvić (1-0) | 1 | 3 | RHP Martijn Schoonderwoerd (1-1) | Th. May 8, 7:30 PM, Bussum (3) |
| 21 | LHP Nelmerson Angela (4-0) | 2 | 25 | RHP Pim Vijfvinkel (1-1) | Sa. May 10, 2:00 PM, Amsterdam (4) |
| 16 | RHP Kaj Timmermans (2-0) | 3 | 34 | LHP Chris Stuart (2-0) | Su. May 11, 2:00 PM, Bussum (3) |
| (3) - Rob Hoffmann Vallei, Sportpark 'De Sportvallei', Bussum; (4) - Loek Loevendie Ballpark, Sportpark 'Ookmeer', Amsterdam |
| Roster | KINHEIM (2-9) | vs. |
WORLDWIDE PHARMA LOGISTICS HOOFDDORP PIONIERS (1-11) | Roster | Game-info |
| # | Starting Pitchers Kinheim | G | # | Starting Pitchers Pioniers |
| Date, Time & Site |
| 15 | RHP Dylan Eshuis (0-1) | 1 | 27 | LHP Maarten Smit (0-4) | Th. May 8, 7:30 PM, Haarlem (5) |
| 76 | LHP Tijn Fredrikze (1-3) | 2 | 13 | RHP Noah Zavolas (0-0) | Sa. May 10, 2:00 PM, Hoofddorp (6) |
| 17 | RHP Joris Meinsma (0-2) | 3 | | RHP Eddie Aucoin (0-0) | Su. May 11, 2:00 PM, Haarlem (5) |
| (5) - Pim Mulier Stadium, Pim Mulier Sportpark, Haarlem; (6) - ETO Ballpark, Sport Park21, Hoofddorp |
| Roster | RCH-PINGUÏNS (0-12) | vs. |
OOSTERHOUT TWINS (8-4) | Roster | Game-info |
| # | Starting Pitchers RCH-Pinguïns | G | # | Starting Pitchers Twins |
| Date, Time & Site |
| 29 | RHP T'sean Martina (0-2) | 1 | 15 | RHP Jack Wagner (1-2) | Th. May 8, 7:30 PM, Heemstede (7) |
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44 | LHP Lucca van der Schouw (0-4) or
LHP Rik Jalvingh (0-2) | 2 | 19 | RHP Misja Harcksen (3-0) | Sa. May 10, 2:30 PM, Oosterhout (8) |
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44 | LHP Lucca van der Schouw (0-4) or
LHP Rik Jalvingh (0-2) | 3 | 14 | RHP Wyatt Lankford (1-0) | Su. May 11, 2:00 PM, Heemstede (7) |
| (7) - Heemsteedse Sportparken, Heemstede; (8) - Sportpark 'De Slotbosse Toren', Oosterhout |
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